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1935-36 HW DURALIUM I'm

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I've been putting this off because of the time/effort involved. What with buying a Wingbar that needs TLC, I figure it's time to "get 'er dun!"
Since I'd already sanded to #600, I dug in for the home stretch. A little #400 here and there for the scratches I'd missed and bang bang, #800 and #1000, Finito! At least finito on the head casting. Mañana is another day ¡Hombres y Mujers!
Wait! The day is young so the bottom bracket is done.
 
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View attachment 485197 View attachment 485136 I've been putting this off because of the time/effort involved. What with buying a Wingbar that needs TLC, I figure it's time to "get 'er dun!"
Since I'd already sanded to #600, I dug in for the home stretch. A little #400 here and there for the scratches I'd missed and bang bang, #800 and #1000, Finito! At least finito on the head casting. Mañana is another day ¡Hombres y Mujers!
Wait! The day is young so the bottom bracket is done.

End result images? I'd love to see the finished product!!!!


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Baby Steps! Here is the frame after 1000 grit wet or dry, then hand polished and washed. No buffer.
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I know screws are a no no, but me no know. I got tired of looking for brass rivets to go with my stripped of paint badge.
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The brass looks good on the aluminum.
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I'm ready to get this bike done.
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I do not want to get $$$ into the seat, but springs would be nice. Any ideas?

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The Duralium in coming along. At first it was going to be tripple3! stepped rims, black hubs, black spokes, black tires, but these 26 x 57s presented themselves.
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It's a good thing aluminiumium is malleable, 'cause this hub is WIDE. I should be able to squeeze in some creamy and delicious Fat Frank 2.35s, or that's what the experts have told me.
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Due to the fact that Geezerville is more than a state of mind or a zip code, my old body needs a little gearing. Shimano 7-speed with a coaster brake.
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And it better have a low gear on it. This sprocket looks like it's off of Ray's cycle!
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The bike is beginning to take shape. Something about wheels that make all the difference. I laced the rear cross 3, and the front cross 2. It looks like there's just enough room for the 2.35 x 26 tires that are in the mail. I'll dig into my stash of garage door opener chain to get an extra long piece once I put a bigger sprocket on the rear.
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Amazing! It looks like You sent it off and had it Chromed! That Bike is gonna FLY !!! ......Shoot, It`s Flying Now...--------Cowboy
I can see You now, passing me on the Interstate... Buck Rogers Bike !!!
 
I've got an 18 tooth cog on this Nexus7 hub.
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I have found an even bigger front chainring than the earlier foto shows, 65 teeth.
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Big thanks to rcole45. He told me about stealing a larger cog from a rear cluster and filing off the extra drive detents. Now I'm running a 30 tooth rear. 65/30x26=56.3. That's perfect as a fixed gearing ratio for me. The Nexus 1st gear will now be about 35 inches, while the high gear will be about 87 inches.
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A couple of old chains for mock-up tells me I need 63-1/2 links.
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I still need a sexy seat!!!
 
With these Nexus hubs, the axle must not spin. This green anti-rotate washer does the trick.
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The angle of the shifting cable establishes which set of color coded washers to use. Different angled dropouts call for the right set to use.
They even have a cutaway in the tab to allow space for the banjo bolts or axle adjusting screws. Shimano recommends placing the tab toward the closed end of the dropout.
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